What could your Cartagena property earn?
A two-bedroom rental in Cartagena typically achieves around €85 a night at about 62% occupancy — roughly €1,601 gross per month.
By property size
| Size | Nightly rate | Nights / year | Gross / month | Gross / year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | €59 | 226 | €1,111 | €13,334 |
| 1 bedroom | €72 | 226 | €1,356 | €16,272 |
| 2 bedrooms | €85 | 226 | €1,601 | €19,210 |
| 3 bedrooms | €111 | 226 | €2,091 | €25,086 |
| 4+ bedrooms | €136 | 226 | €2,561 | €30,736 |
These are indicative market estimates for a well-presented property, not a guarantee. Actual earnings depend on your location, presentation, availability, local regulation and season. Figures are gross revenue before cleaning (around €25 per stay here), taxes, utilities and local levies.
Letting in Cartagena
Rules and licensing
Registration in the Registro Nacional de Turismo is mandatory for short-term letting and is enforced. Buildings inside the walled city are heritage-listed with strict limits on modification, and some horizontal-property regimes prohibit tourist letting in their own bylaws.
Tourist tax
VAT applies to accommodation. Foreign visitors can be exempt from the 19% IVA on stays, but only where the operator is properly RNT-registered.
How the year is shaped
Peak from December to March, plus Holy Week. September and October are the wettest and quietest.
Who books here
Couples and groups on short city breaks, heavily weekend-weighted. Air conditioning is not optional and a plunge pool or roof terrace is the differentiator.
Short-term rental rules change often and can differ by district, and building or condominium rules may restrict letting regardless of what the city permits. Treat this as orientation, not legal advice, and confirm the current position with the local authority before letting.
What drives the number in Cartagena
Peak season
Demand follows the tourist season. The best months to visit are December to April (dry season), and rates run highest then.
Typical occupancy
62% across the year for an actively managed listing — around 226 booked nights.
Cleaning
About €25 per stay, and roughly 57 stays a year at a four-night average.
Currency
Colombian Peso (COP). 1 EUR = 4,400 COP / 1 USD = 4,100 COP
List it on Holistay
Publishing is free. Add a video walkthrough, set your nightly rate, and decide whether to accept offers on quiet dates. You can read the full Cartagena travel guide to see what guests coming here are planning around.